Chapter 258: Chapter 258: Do You Want to Understand the Meaning of Life?
Takumi saw Fujiwara Chika's message and instantly responded with a string of "666s."
She was absolutely right. No flaws in that logic.
He was here to save the world.
With the world about to undergo fusion, Takumi's job was to eliminate all threats before they took root.
Sima Weizhi: [Remember to capture Esdeath!] [Wouldn't it be great to turn her into a Herrscher and make her your general?]
At this moment, Sima Weizhi chimed in. She figured Takumi might as well capture Esdeath, maybe even convert her into a subordinate.
Wouldn't it be nice to have Esdeath fight on their side?
Although Takumi's world already had a magical girl army, it lacked a proper military force.
Now was the perfect opportunity, wasn't it?
Start with a general, and the members of Night Raid could be absorbed too.
Even though robots were useful, some things were just better handled by humans.
Takumi: [That's actually a great idea!] [Yeah, let's make her my Ice Herrscher!]
If Takumi ever ventured into Little Garden, it would be a bit embarrassing to bring only a few followers.
Look at how many subordinates other gods had.
Sure, Takumi had some, but still not enough.
He hadn't even deployed many Herrscher abilities yet.
Now that he had the chance, it was time to build his forces.
Esdeath would be perfect as the Ice Herrscher.
Let her become his great general.
With this in mind, Takumi went back to work.
First, he focused on turning all the super-dangerous species into Honkai Beasts.
For Takumi, spreading Honkai energy across an entire world was a matter of minutes.
Tracking down these super-dangerous creatures was no challenge.
In just a short ten minutes, the world saw a massive shift in its dangerous species.
Even if Takumi did nothing, once those species merged into another world, they would probably become magic beasts anyway.
Now capable of absorbing mana, dangerous species had a natural edge.
Some of their parts could even be turned into Teigu weapons.
Wasn't this basically alchemizing magic beasts?
Crafting all kinds of unique gear.
But this world lacked magic entirely.
If these creatures fused with the Konosuba world and absorbed enough mana, their power would transform drastically.
Their strength could become terrifying.
Combined with their innate talents…
Unimaginable.
They might not reach Emperor-level strength, but they'd be close.
These dangerous species were definitely valuable.
But now, they all belonged to Takumi.
After converting them, he gave them a simple order: attack the Empire.
The rotten nobility? Time to sweep them into the trash.
Takumi even chose to recover the residual Honkai energy.
Through the energy he had released, he established a mental link with them.
Issuing commands became a matter of thought.
Honkai Beasts were absolutely loyal to the Honkai Will.
So once Takumi gave the order, they acted.
Very quickly, the world noticed.
Those super-dangerous species began attacking humans.
Some nobles' territories were devastated.
Even the Revolutionary Army was targeted.
The Honkai Beasts attacked specific people with intention.
That's when panic erupted worldwide.
What was happening?
Why was this happening?
The same confusion struck the Imperial Capital.
Esdeath had just returned and was about to set out on her Night Raid hunting mission.
Suddenly, she received news that dangerous species were attacking cities.
When she heard this, she was clearly stunned.
"Those beasts are attacking humans?"
Esdeath's voice was tinged with curiosity.
Was someone commanding them?
Or were they acting on their own?
Esdeath found herself intrigued.
But at that moment, a massive figure loomed over the Imperial Capital.
A super-dangerous species descended.
It was the very dragon Takumi had released.
When she saw it, Esdeath's face changed instantly.
One of the legendary dangerous species?
This beast had existed for thousands of years.
Back when the founding emperor discovered it, countless resources were spent just to pluck a few hairs.
Those few hairs were turned into a Teigu.
Now the actual beast had appeared?
Esdeath lost her composure.
Panic spread through the Imperial Capital.
Citizens ran in all directions.
Stampedes broke out.
Just the dragon's appearance plunged the city into chaos.
From high above, the dragon gazed down at the humans like ants.
Then, under its control, powerful winds whipped up over the capital.
Esdeath acted quickly.
She summoned a massive block of ice beneath her feet and launched herself skyward.
She aimed her attack at the dragon.
Countless ice lances flew upward.
The dragon glanced at her coldly.
A storm of wind blades rained down, overwhelming her.
Her ice lances were shattered instantly.
Even the ice beneath her feet was destroyed.
Esdeath's pupils widened in disbelief.
"This... how is this possible?!"
She couldn't believe it.
Her strength was so insignificant before this beast?
Just one clash, and she lost?
She fell from the sky, crashing hard onto her own ice platform.
Her body was covered in wounds.
Wind blades had carved deep gashes into her skin.
The beast's power was absurd.
The pain made her question everything.
Why? Why was this dangerous species so strong?
Though its appearance had changed slightly, its strength shouldn't have grown so dramatically!
She couldn't figure it out.
Then, a playful male voice rang out beside her:
"Do you want to understand the meaning of life?"
Hearing this, the wounded Esdeath froze.
Takumi had arrived beside her, tossing a coat over her exposed body.
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